kiranmayi
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A 19-year-old female, who recently moved from her family's home in another state, is hospitalized for attempting suicide by taking an overdose of antidepressant medications. On the third day of her hospital stay, she insists, under threat of a lawsuit, that her medications be stopped and that she be discharged from the hospital so she "can go home and finish the job." Her sensorium is clear. Her physician should
A. discharge her against medical advice (AMA)
B. honor her request and release her immediately
C. obtain an emergency order of detention
D. release her to go back to her parents' home
E. sedate her
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| dxtxpx
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choice c, this question appeared in step2 psychiatry form too 
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